SWIMFAN at HOLLYWOOD TEEN MOVIES

TITLE : Swimfan
YEAR OF RELEASE : 2002
CLASSIFICATION : M
DIRECTOR : John Polson
STARRING : Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Kate Burton, Dan Hedaya, Pamela Isaacs, James DeBello, Phyllis Somerville.

TAGLINES:
* Obsession. Betrayal. Revenge. Some girls have all the fun.
* Ben Cronin had the perfect life until he met the new girl.
* His biggest fan just became his worst nightmare.
* Wanna pretend that it never happened?

"Swimfan" Cinema Synopsis:
A one-night stand has deadly consequences in Swimfan from Australian director, John Polson. Although there may be a twist of Fatal Attraction here, Polson also brings his own style to the film, which he describes as “a thriller that happens to be about teens, not a ‘teen thriller”. It’s a difference that sets it apart from those slasher flicks in which most of the young cast gets done in.

Jesse Bradford (Clockstoppers) plays Ben Cronin, the guy who’s got it all until one bad move turns his good life sour. Before things go wrong, Ben is one of the most popular guys at his high school where he has a promising swimming career and is in the fast lane for an athletic scholarship. In Amy Miller (Shiri Appleby), he also has a great girlfriend and between training for a major upcoming swimming event and working at the local hospital, Ben tries to find as much time as he can to be with her.

Madison Bell (Erika Christensen), a new girl in town, has other plans for Ben who catches her eye the moment she arrives. Innocent friendship is not what Madison has in mind and when reliable, rock-solid Ben gives in one time only to her seductive ways it is one time too many.

In much the same unbalanced way that Kathy Bates’ devoted reader was the No. 1 fan of James Caan’s author in Misery, the mad Madison becomes Ben’s psychotic “swimfan” and turns his life into a nightmare. It’s an obsession that goes out of control and leads to murder.

Swimfan [DVD](2002) DVD
"Fatal Attraction" goes to high school in this steamy thriller of teen temptation and betrayal. Swim team star Jesse Bradford forsakes steady girlfriend Shiri Appleby for the attentions of seductive new student Erika Christensen, but a one-night stand leads to a barrage of increasingly harassing messages and a campaign of revenge by Christensen that turns deadly. With Dan Hedaya, James DeBello. 85 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish; deleted scenes; audio commentary; featurette.
Dying To Be Popular Triple Feature [DVD] DVD
Three-disc set includes "Carrie" (1976), "Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II" and "Swimfan."